A week passed since Nana passed away. Spencer took time off work to help care for Lizzie while Jade made funeral arrangements. Everything went smoothly on the day of the funeral, but one guest caught Spencer's attention. As the ceremony began, a woman dressed in all black appeared off in the distance. The black hat on her head was clearly an attempt at anonymity, but he caught glimpses of her delicate Asian features as she wiped away tears.

Even from far away it was obvious that she was heartbroken over the loss of Ms. Walker. Spencer held Jade's hand firmly through the service as he continued to watch the stranger. At the end, as everyone placed flowers on the casket, the woman turned and scurried off to a waiting black sedan. She hopped in the passenger seat and it sped off.

Spencer held off on sharing his curiosity until later that evening after Lizzie had fallen asleep. Exhausted Jade led Spencer into the bedroom, where they laid down facing one another.

"Thank you for all of your help," she said as she tangled her fingers with his.

"I didn't do much," he said humbly.

"Not true. I couldn't have done it without you. You have been such a rock for Lizzie and me. I don't know if I'll ever be able to repay you for that."

Spencer lifted her hand to his lips and gently pressed a kiss to the back of it.

"No repayment needed. Besides, you do plenty for me." She smiled adoringly at him as their fingers tangled and untangled in a dance. "Hey, do you know any Asian women around your age?"

Jade stopped and looked at him with a furrowed brow. He thought he saw something there, but it was so brief he could've been seeing things.

"That's an odd question," she said.

"I saw a woman at the funeral today. She was in the distance watching us, but she seemed really upset over your Nana's death. I just wondered why she didn't come closer."

"That's bizarre," Jade said looking back at their hands.

"So, you don't know anyone then?"

"No. I mean I know a few people, but they wouldn't know Nana. So, I have no idea," she said.

Spencer sensed she was lying. He watched her closely as she focused on playing with his hand. He was about to ask more questions when his phone started ringing. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.

"Yeah?"

Jade continued to avoid eye contact as Spencer tried to focus on the caller.

"Mom? Wait, hang on, slow down. What's going on?"

Jade finally looked up as Spencer rolled to the edge of the bed and sat up.

"No, Mom, that's Carmine. She's been your nurse for the past year. Kelly's daughter was ill, so she had to resign. No, Carmine isn't a spy. Yes, I know she … Mom … she's from New York … that doesn't make her a member of the mob. No, her husband James is a veterinarian."

With that Spencer left the room. By the time he got his Mom calmed down and returned to the bedroom, Jade was sound asleep. He grabbed the blanket off the end of the bed and covered her up. He debated staying but decided to go home instead. Something felt off with Jade and it was enough that he needed some distance to think about it.

He bent over and gave her a kiss before leaving for the night. He would check in on her tomorrow morning.

(xxxxx)

"Spencer! Spencer wake up!"

Spencer's eyes fluttered open. He rubbed at his tired eyes and glanced at the clock. It read 3:06am.

"Spencer!"

He jumped in surprise at someone calling his name. He sat up and nearly screamed when he saw Maeve standing at the end of his bed.

"Maeve? What –"

"Go! Now! They need you!"

"I don't understand," he mumbled in a sleepy fog.

"Go! Hurry!"

Spencer rubbed his eyes and when he opened them, Maeve was gone.

"Hell of a dream," he said as he slid out of bed.

As he walked to the kitchen to get a drink, he had a nagging feeling to go check on Jade and Lizzie. As he walked closer to his front door, he noticed a strange burning smell. He swung the door open and saw smoke pouring out of Jade's apartment.

He ran to the emergency fire alarm, punched through the glass and pulled on the handle. The loud sound of an alarm screamed through the halls as he raced for Jade's door. In his haste, he'd dropped the key somewhere.

He began kicking furiously at the door as neighbors rushed by him down the stairs. He ran back a bit before full speed running into the wooden door. He heard a loud crack, but the door hadn't budged. He moved further back and with all his might charged at the door. It gave way with an ear-splitting snap. He lost his balanced and tumbled roughly to the ground.

He was immediately engulfed by flames and smoke. He screamed for Jade and Lizzie as he crawled towards their bedrooms. When he reached Lizzie's door, he stared in horror at the flames destroying her room. There was no sign of her in there.

He prayed that she was with Jade. When he pushed open her door, he saw a broken window and a heap laying near the glass.

"Jade!"

Rushing to her side, he found her bloody and unconscious. He hoisted her into his arms and turned to run from the room. It was too late. The entire apartment was overtaken by the flames. He slammed Jade's door shut and hurried to the window.

He awkwardly pushed Jade out the window. She fell onto the metal stairway with a crash. Spencer climbed out behind her. Lifting her up into his arms again, he hurried down the stairs. He could hear sirens all around him as he reached the last landing. He kicked down the emergency ladder as he adjusted Jade over his shoulder.

He achingly climbed down the stairs, where he heard shouting and saw someone running toward him. It felt like his hearing was gone. He just stared at the man who was saying something to him.

"I don't know … what happened …" he said in gasps. "Her … her daughter."

He pointed to the window where flames now shot out into the night. He collapsed onto the asphalt still cradling Jade. He watched in a fog as EMT's ran toward him with a stretcher. Jade was placed on it and quickly wheeled off.

Spencer ran back over to the ladder but was yanked back down by a police officer.

"There's a little girl in there!" he screamed. "I have to get her! Lizzie!"

He had no idea how much time had passed or how long he had been restrained but suddenly he saw Hotch and Morgan in front of him.

"Lizzie!" he shouted at them.

"They're looking for her. I promise we'll find her," Morgan said as he held Spencer by the arms.

Spencer yelped at the pain that ripped through his arm. He saw concern cross Morgan's face as he shot a look to Hotch. Within moments, EMT's were dragging Spencer off to be looked at.

"No, I need to stay!"

"Just let them look at your arm. You don't have to go anywhere," Morgan assured him.

"Please, please don't let them take me. Lizzie needs me," he said as tears filled his eyes.

"I promise. I won't let them take you."

Spencer nodded as he allowed the EMT's to usher him to a nearby ambulance. It seemed like forever, but after being patched up from some cuts he had sustained, he was released back to Morgan. The fire had been contained by this point and Hotch was speaking with someone official along with Rossi who had appeared on the scene.

"Did you find Lizzie? Please, tell me she's ok?" he said as he approached them.

"Reid, Lizzie wasn't in the apartment," Hotch said gently.

"What? But –"

"Reid, can you tell us what happened?" Hotch asked.

"I … I don't know … I woke up," he hesitated and decided to skip over Maeve. "I had this feeling I needed to check on Jade and Lizzie. I opened my door and saw their building on fire."

"What did you do?" the official looking man asked.

"I set off the alarm and then broke down their door. I couldn't find my key. I dropped it somewhere."

"What did you see inside?"

"The fire. It was everywhere. I had to crawl to get to their bedrooms. Lizzie's room was empty and when I went into Jade's room, she was on the ground unconscious."

"You didn't see Lizzie in Jade's room?" Hotch said.

"No. Just Jade … her window was broken …"

"We need to put out an amber alert immediately. Do you know what she was wearing?" Hotch said.

"She was in fuzzy blue shorts … there was a little unicorn in the bottom left corner … and her top … it was the same color blue with a big unicorn with a rainbow mane."

There was a flurry of action as everyone set out to find Lizzie. Spencer stood shell-shocked.

"Why don't we go check on Jade," Morgan suggested.

"Morgan, take Reid to the hospital. I'll contact you once we find out what's going on," Hotch stated.

"No."

All three of them looked at Reid who suddenly looked furious.

"I'm helping you find her."

"Reid –"

"Hotch, if someone took Jack would you sit back and wait?"

Hotch stared down Reid for a moment, before giving a slight nod.

"Alright, let's round everybody up and meet back at the station."